Euston travel chaos as major disruption hits trains until end of day

Trains delayed by up to 120 minutes or cancelled as signalling fault hits services from major London station

Euston travel chaos as major disruption hits trains until end of day
Euston travel chaos as major disruption hits trains until end of day Photo: Evening Standard

Trains to and from London Euston are facing major disruption until the end of the day after a signalling problem.

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Following a fault with the signalling system between London Euston and Watford Junction, lines have reopened but train running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised to allow the service to recover.

Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street, Crewe, Chester, Holyhead, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh are affected.

London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Tring, Milton Keynes Central, Birmingham New Street and Crewe are also facing the disruption.

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Advice issued for London Northwestern Railway customers
London Northwestern Railway has issued customer advice.

They say affected customers can use their icket at no extra cost on:
Rail replacement services are in operation between Milton Keynes and Watford Junction and also between Northampton and Wellingborough.

Advice issued for Avanti West Coast customers
Avanti West Coast has issued advice on what affected passengers should do.

According to advice providedon the National Rail webiste passengers can use their ticket at no extra cost on:
If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train is delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

Tickets dated for today (Wednesday 1 April) can be used to travel tomorrow (Thursday 2 April).

Major disruption hits Euston trains
Minor delays are affecting DLR services between Bank / Tower Gateway and Canning Town / Canary Wharf following an earlier faulty train at Westferry, while all other routes are running normally.

Piccadilly line resumes good service
The Piccadilly line is currently providing a good service.

Good service on the IFS Cloud Cable Car
The IFS Cloud Cable Car is currently providing a good service.

Minor delays between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals / Uxbridge following an earlier signal failure at Acton Town.

The rest of the line is running with a good service.

Severe delays between Bank / Tower Gateway and Canning Town / Canary Wharf due to a faulty train at Westferry.

All other routes are operating with a good service.

There are minor delays on the Circle line due to train cancellations.

The Rotherhithe Tunnel (A101) may experience short, intermittent closures in both directions between the tunnel approach and the junction of Jamaica Road and Lower Road.

This is to help ease congestion inside the tunnel.

Plan ahead and expect possible delays.

Source: This article was originally published by Evening Standard

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